False Flag

#1 Noun: An attack or other hostile action that obscures the identity of the participants carrying out the action while implicating another group or nation as the perpetrator.

#2 A misrepresentation of affiliation or motivation or a false equivalence deliberately put forth to manipulate the context, perception, or frame of an action, object, or argument.

#3 A flag flown to disguise the nationality or affiliation of a vessel, vehicle, or base of operations.